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antisleep |
combined form of sleep. |
arise |
to get up, as from sitting or sleep. [1/4 definitions] |
arouse |
to awaken (a person or animal) from sleep. [1/4 definitions] |
asleep |
into a condition of sleep. [1/7 definitions] |
awake |
to wake (someone or something) from sleep; awaken. [2/6 definitions] |
awaken |
to wake from sleep. [1/2 definitions] |
awakening |
the act of waking up from sleep. [1/3 definitions] |
bunk1 |
(informal) to sleep, esp. in any makeshift place. [1/3 definitions] |
bunkhouse |
a building in which many workers can sleep, as on a large farm or ranch. |
cabin cruiser |
a power-driven boat with a cabin so equipped that passengers can wash, cook, and sleep on board. |
call |
to awaken (one) from sleep. [1/22 definitions] |
catnap |
a brief, light sleep; doze. [2 definitions] |
circadian |
denoting or concerning behavioral or physiological activities that recur at about twenty-four-hour intervals, such as sleep rhythms. |
crash1 |
(slang) to sleep. [1/17 definitions] |
crib death |
sudden infant death syndrome, the unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant, usu. occurring within the first year of life, and usu. occurring in the infant's sleep. |
delta wave |
a low-frequency electric brain wave present during deep sleep in normal adults; delta rhythm. |
deprogram |
to convince of the error of recently acquired beliefs, esp. those of a religious cult, by coercive means such as kidnapping, deprivation of sleep, and long interrogation and argumentation. |
doze |
to sleep lightly, for a short time or fitfully. [2/3 definitions] |
doze off |
to fall into a light sleep. |
dream |
a series of images or visions that accompany sleep, or that occur during waking reverie. [4/13 definitions] |
fall asleep |
to begin the process of sleep. |
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